diff --git a/DEPLOY.BAT b/DEPLOY.BAT
index 11bf299..aaaaba4 100644
--- a/DEPLOY.BAT
+++ b/DEPLOY.BAT
@@ -287,23 +287,28 @@ ECHO.
 GOTO INSTALL_BATCH_FILES
 
 :MACHINE_EXISTS
-ECHO [WARNING] MACHINE variable already exists in AUTOEXEC.BAT
+ECHO [INFO] MACHINE variable already exists in AUTOEXEC.BAT
 ECHO.
-ECHO Current AUTOEXEC.BAT contains:
+ECHO Current value:
 TYPE C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT | FIND "SET MACHINE="
 ECHO.
-ECHO Update MACHINE variable to %MACHINE%? (Y/N)
-CHOICE /C:YN /N
-IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO INSTALL_BATCH_FILES
+ECHO Updating to: SET MACHINE=%MACHINE%
+ECHO.
 
+REM Remove old SET MACHINE= line and insert new one at beginning
+ECHO @ECHO OFF > C:\AUTOEXEC.TMP
+ECHO SET MACHINE=%MACHINE% >> C:\AUTOEXEC.TMP
+
+REM Append rest of AUTOEXEC.BAT, excluding @ECHO OFF and old SET MACHINE= lines
+TYPE C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT | FIND /V "@ECHO OFF" | FIND /V "SET MACHINE=" >> C:\AUTOEXEC.TMP
+
+REM Replace original with updated version
+COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.TMP C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT >NUL
+DEL C:\AUTOEXEC.TMP
+
+ECHO [OK] Updated AUTOEXEC.BAT with new machine name
+ECHO     (Replaced old value, inserted at beginning)
 ECHO.
-ECHO Manual edit required:
-ECHO   1. Edit C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
-ECHO   2. Find line: SET MACHINE=...
-ECHO   3. Change to: SET MACHINE=%MACHINE%
-ECHO   4. Save and reboot
-ECHO.
-PAUSE
 GOTO INSTALL_BATCH_FILES
 
 :AUTOEXEC_ERROR
diff --git a/deploy-to-ad2.ps1 b/deploy-to-ad2.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c25bf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy-to-ad2.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Deploy fixed BAT files to AD2 via WinRM
+# This prevents sync from overwriting our DOS 6.22 fixes
+
+$BATFiles = @(
+    "DEPLOY.BAT",
+    "UPDATE.BAT",
+    "NWTOC.BAT",
+    "CTONW.BAT",
+    "CHECKUPD.BAT",
+    "REBOOT.BAT",
+    "STAGE.BAT",
+    "DOSTEST.BAT",
+    "AUTOEXEC.BAT",
+    "STARTNET.BAT"
+)
+
+Write-Host "[INFO] Deploying fixed BAT files to AD2" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host ""
+
+# Create credential
+$Password = ConvertTo-SecureString "AZC0mpGuru!2024" -AsPlainText -Force
+$Credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("guru", $Password)
+
+# Create session
+Write-Host "Connecting to AD2..." -ForegroundColor White
+$Session = New-PSSession -ComputerName ad2 -Credential $Credential -ErrorAction Stop
+Write-Host "[OK] Connected to AD2" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host ""
+
+$TotalCopied = 0
+
+foreach ($File in $BATFiles) {
+    $LocalPath = "D:\ClaudeTools\$File"
+
+    if (-not (Test-Path $LocalPath)) {
+        Write-Host "[SKIP] $File - not found locally" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        continue
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Copying: $File" -ForegroundColor White
+
+    try {
+        Copy-Item $LocalPath -Destination "C:\scripts\sync-copies\bat-files\" -ToSession $Session -ErrorAction Stop
+        Write-Host "  [OK] Copied to AD2" -ForegroundColor Green
+        $TotalCopied++
+    } catch {
+        Write-Host "  [ERROR] Failed: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+    }
+}
+
+# Close session
+Remove-PSSession $Session
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Copied $TotalCopied files to AD2" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "AD2 path: C:\scripts\sync-copies\bat-files\" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Next sync will deploy these fixed versions to NAS" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host ""